People Killed by Police

It seems that we hear about people being killed by police all the time in America but sometimes it’s hard to visualize how many deaths occur. This data visualization may make you think about this topic in a whole new way. Visit the live version and make sure to interact with the piece. Sort the data by manner of death, race and year to see the animations in full effect. Each line represents a person who was killed by police and you can hover over each line to see the name of the person as well as a link to the news story where the information was found. This piece was powered by D3.js, one of our favorite tools for bringing data to life.

Visit the live version and make sure to interact with the piece. Sort the data by manner of death, race and year to see the animations in full effect. Each line represents a person who was killed by police and you can hover over each line to see the name of the person as well as a link to the news story where the information was found. This piece was powered by D3.js, one of our favorite tools for bringing data to life.